Sunday, December 1, 2013

Havana, Cuba. Old Town Walking Tour

Before the Communist revolution, Havana was one of the vacation hot-spots of the Caribbean.
Old Havana (Habana Vieja), with its narrow streets and overhanging
balconies, is the traditional centre of part of Havana's commerce,
industry, and entertainment, as well as being a residential area.
In the 1980s many parts of Old Havana,
including the Plaza de Armas, became part of a projected 35-year
multimillion-dollar restoration project, for Cubans to appreciate their
past and boost tourism. In the past ten years, with the assistance of
foreign aid and under the support of local city historian Eusebio Leal
Spengler, large parts of Habana Vieja have been renovated. The city is
moving forward with their renovations, with most of the major plazas
(Plaza Vieja, Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de San Francisco and Plaza de
Armas) and major tourist streets (Obispo and Mercaderes) near
completion.

Offline version of this walk for your iPhone you can get via PinMyWAY app.

PinMyWAY App

The walking tour planner for your iPhone.

This application is a fully functional tool to create your own routes with an option to publish them in open access.
It also provides ready-made self-guided independent walking tours throughout individual cities of the world.